Daniel Drummond wrote: > John Matthews wrote: > >> Daniel Drummond wrote: >> >> >>>> Hi Dan, >>>> >>>> thank you for the commands, I got all the way to the last command, >>>> adding the 3.5 in, and it says command refused. I think its because my >>>> FF3.5 says shiretoko on it. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> What does this command output: >>> $ ls -l /usr/bin/firefox* >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Hi Dan, >> >> this is what I get >> >> jake...@jakewc2-laptop:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/firefox* >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 2009-09-10 19:52 /usr/bin/firefox -> firefox-3.0 >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 2009-09-13 17:09 /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 -> >> ../lib/firefox-3.5.3/firefox.sh >> >> >> > Looks like you've deleted the symlink for firefox-3.0 now. > >> That is odd, no mention of shiretoko there, yet when I open it 3.5 it >> has shiretoko at the top of the window. >> >> > > The name of the program isn't related to the name in the titlebar, this > is set by the programmer. Shiretoko is the codename for the firefox 3.5 > release. > > What was the actual error message when you tried those commands? Did > you run them with sudo? > > I have double checked those commands, and none of them should fail. You > may need to put your password in when it asks. > > Ensure you are running them in the correct directory. > > Dan > > Now you have me, I closed the command box, but it did say unable to perform command. I entered my password, when it asked for it.
How can I get the symlink back then, and how can get the option for firefox back into the Prefered applications. I have tried clicking on a link in an e-mail, and nothing happens. So now I dont have that option anymore. John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
